TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation Cost
T2 - Is Integrated Care the Answer?
AU - Gallagher, Celine
AU - Hendriks, Jeroen M.
AU - Middeldorp, Melissa E.
AU - Elliott, Adrian D.
AU - Lau, Dennis H.
AU - Sanders, Prashanthan
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an emerging global epidemic. Incidence and prevalence of the condition continues to exponentially rise and shows no sign of abating. AF is associated with significant morbidity and mortality including an increased risk of all-cause death, a five- to sevenfold increase in the risk of stroke and a threefold increase in the risk of heart failure. Furthermore, the number of hospitalizations due to AF have significantly increased across numerous countries and remain the most costly component of AF care delivery.1 It is likely that many of these hospitalizations might be preventable with studies demonstrating that factors beyond that of clinical need play a role in AF hospital admissions. In Ontario, Canada, significant geographical variation in admission to hospital for AF from the emergency department has been shown with this ranging from 3% to 91%.
AB - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an emerging global epidemic. Incidence and prevalence of the condition continues to exponentially rise and shows no sign of abating. AF is associated with significant morbidity and mortality including an increased risk of all-cause death, a five- to sevenfold increase in the risk of stroke and a threefold increase in the risk of heart failure. Furthermore, the number of hospitalizations due to AF have significantly increased across numerous countries and remain the most costly component of AF care delivery.1 It is likely that many of these hospitalizations might be preventable with studies demonstrating that factors beyond that of clinical need play a role in AF hospital admissions. In Ontario, Canada, significant geographical variation in admission to hospital for AF from the emergency department has been shown with this ranging from 3% to 91%.
KW - Atrial Fibrillation
KW - Integrated Care
KW - Cardiac arrhythmia
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071300698&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.05.019
DO - 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.05.019
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 31472809
AN - SCOPUS:85071300698
VL - 35
SP - 1094
EP - 1096
JO - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
JF - Canadian Journal of Cardiology
SN - 0828-282X
IS - 9
ER -